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    <h1>Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_20150323]</h1>
    <h2>Metadata:</h2>
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        <a href="#Identification_Information">Identification_Information</a>
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        <a href="#Data_Quality_Information">Data_Quality_Information</a>
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        <a href="#Spatial_Data_Organization_Information">Spatial_Data_Organization_Information</a>
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        <a href="#Spatial_Reference_Information">Spatial_Reference_Information</a>
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                  Distribution_Information
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        <a href="#Metadata_Reference_Information">Metadata_Reference_Information</a>
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      <dt>
        <i>Identification_Information:</i>
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      <dd>
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          <dt>
            <i>Citation:</i>
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          <dd>
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              <dt>
                <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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              <dd>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Originator: </i>Short, Karen C.</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Publication_Date: </i>2015</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Title: </i>
                  </dt>Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_20150323]<dt><i>Edition: </i>3rd</dt><dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data and database</dt><dt><i>Publication_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Publication_Place: </i>Fort Collins, CO</dt><dt><i>Publisher: </i>Forest Service Research Data Archive</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.3">http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.3</a></dt></dl>
              </dd>
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          <dt>
            <i>Description:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>
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              <dt>
                <i>Abstract:</i>
              </dt>
              <dd>This data product contains a spatial database of wildfires that occurred in the United States from 1992 to 2013, generated for the national Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system. The wildfire records were acquired from the reporting systems of federal, state, and local fire organizations. The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this data product: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least as precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). The data were transformed to conform, when possible, to the data standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Basic error-checking was performed and redundant records were identified and removed, to the degree possible. The resulting product, referred to as the Fire Program Analysis fire-occurrence database (FPA FOD), includes 1.73 million geo-referenced wildfire records, representing a total of 126 million acres burned during the 22-year period.</dd>
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                <i>Purpose:</i>
              </dt>
              <dd>There is a wealth of information to be found in agency and local fire reports, but even the most rudimentary interagency analyses of wildfire numbers and area burned from the authoritative systems of record have been stymied to some degree by their disunity. While necessarily incomplete in some aspects, the database presented here is intended to facilitate fairly high-resolution geospatial analysis of US fire activity over the period 1992-2013, based on available information from federal, state, and local systems of record. It was generated to support the national, interagency Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system (http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/FPA/index.shtml).</dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Supplemental_Information:</i>
              </dt>
              <dd>This data product is the third edition of the FPA FOD, which spans 1992-2013. The first edition, which spanned 1992-2011, is available: http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009. The second edition, spanning 1992-2012, is available: http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/Product/RDS-2013-0009.2. All three editions were developed as described by Short (2014).</dd>
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            <i>Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                    <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
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                        <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                    </dl>
                  </dd>
                </dl>
              </dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Currentness_Reference:</i>
              </dt>
              <dd>ground condition</dd>
            </dl>
          </dd>
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            <i>Status:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>
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              <dt>
                <i>Progress: </i>Complete</dt>
              <dt>
                <i>Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: </i>As needed</dt>
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            <i>Spatial_Domain:</i>
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                <i>Description_of_Geographic_Extent:</i>
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              <dd>United States of America</dd>
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                <i>Bounding_Coordinates:</i>
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              <dd>
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                    <i>West_Bounding_Coordinate: </i>-178.802600</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>East_Bounding_Coordinate: </i>-65.256944</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>North_Bounding_Coordinate: </i>70.299700</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>South_Bounding_Coordinate: </i>17.939722</dt>
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              </dd>
            </dl>
          </dd>
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            <i>Keywords:</i>
          </dt>
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                <i>Theme:</i>
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                    <i>Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: </i>ISO 19115 Topic Category</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>biota</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>geoscientificInformation</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>location</dt>
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              </dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Theme:</i>
              </dt>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: </i>National Research &amp; Development Taxonomy</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>Fire</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>Fire detection</dt>
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              </dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Theme:</i>
              </dt>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: </i>None</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>wildfire</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Theme_Keyword: </i>Fire Program Analysis</dt>
                </dl>
              </dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Place:</i>
              </dt>
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                    <i>Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: </i>None</dt>
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                    <i>Place_Keyword: </i>United States</dt>
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            <i>Access_Constraints: </i>None</dt>
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            <i>Use_Constraints:</i>
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          <dd>These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the citation below when citing the data product:<br/><br/>Short, Karen C. 2015. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_20150323]. 3rd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.3</dd>
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            <i>Point_of_Contact:</i>
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                <i>Contact_Information:</i>
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                    <i>Contact_Person_Primary:</i>
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                        <i>Contact_Person: </i>Karen C. Short</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Contact_Organization: </i>USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory</dt>
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                    <i>Contact_Address:</i>
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                        <i>Address_Type: </i>mailing and physical</dt>
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                        <i>Address: </i>Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory</dt>
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                        <i>Address: </i>5775 US Hwy 10 W</dt>
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                        <i>City: </i>Missoula</dt>
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                        <i>State_or_Province: </i>MT</dt>
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                        <i>Postal_Code: </i>59808</dt>
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                        <i>Country: </i>USA</dt>
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                    <i>Contact_Voice_Telephone: </i>406-329-4800</dt>
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            <i>Data_Set_Credit:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>Funding for this project provided by USDA Forest Service Fire &amp; Aviation Managment (USFS FAM), as well as USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS), Fire Program Analysis system.</dd>
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            <i>Native_Data_Set_Environment:</i>
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          <dd>Microsoft Windows Enterprise, Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.2.2</dd>
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            <i>Cross_Reference:</i>
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                <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Originator: </i>Short, K. C.</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Publication_Date: </i>2014</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Title: </i>
                  </dt>A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>journal article</dt><dt><i>Series_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Series_Name: </i>Earth System Science Data</dt><dt><i>Issue_Identification: </i>6:1-27</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45689">http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45689</a></dt></dl>
              </dd>
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            <i>Cross_Reference:</i>
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                <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Originator: </i>Short, Karen C.</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Publication_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Title: </i>
                  </dt>Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2011 [FPA_FOD_20130422]<dt><i>Edition: </i>1st</dt><dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data and database</dt><dt><i>Publication_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Publication_Place: </i>Fort Collins, CO</dt><dt><i>Publisher: </i>USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009">http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009</a></dt></dl>
              </dd>
            </dl>
          </dd>
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            <i>Cross_Reference:</i>
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              <dt>
                <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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              <dd>
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                  <dt>
                    <i>Originator: </i>Short, Karen C.</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Publication_Date: </i>2014</dt>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Title: </i>
                  </dt>Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2012 [FPA_FOD_20140428]<dt><i>Edition: </i>2nd</dt><dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data and database</dt><dt><i>Publication_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Publication_Place: </i>Fort Collins, CO</dt><dt><i>Publisher: </i>USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.2">http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.2</a></dt></dl>
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        <i>Data_Quality_Information:</i>
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            <i>Attribute_Accuracy:</i>
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                <i>Attribute_Accuracy_Report:</i>
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              <dd>These data were acquired from federal, state, and local wildfire reporting systems and are subject to inaccuracies and imprecision inherent in the original datasets. All quality-control procedures performed following data acquisition are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014).</dd>
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          <dt>
            <i>Logical_Consistency_Report:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this dataset: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least a precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). The data were transformed to conform, as best as possible, to the data standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The records were screened for errors and redundancy. All such procedures, including the process used to identify and purge redundant records, are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014).</dd>
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            <i>Completeness_Report:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>Viable state and local (i.e., nonfederal) records were not available from all states for all years. Estimates of wildfire numbers and area burned from the FPA FOD may therefore underrepresent actual wildfire activity in certain areas and time periods. Completeness in this regard was assessed by comparing estimates of wildfire numbers and area burned from the FPA FOD to published estimates of these metrics by state and year, and states were "scored" accordingly (i.e., low scores mean data are clearly lacking). High-scoring states include most of those in the US Great Lakes, Southeastern, and Western regions (including Alaska), as well as a handful of others. Estimates of area burned tend to be less compromised than wildfire numbers by missing nonfederal records, because very large fires tend to account for the majority of area burned and are commonly responded to and reported by multiple agencies within the fire service. Efforts to gauge the completeness of the FPA FOD are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014).</dd>
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            <i>Lineage:</i>
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                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                    <dd>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Alabama Forestry Commission</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Alabama Forestry Commission wildfire data<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt></dl>
                    </dd>
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                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
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                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
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                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>2003</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2009</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>ALALS</dd>
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                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Wildfire data for 2003-2009 obtained directly from ALALS.</dd>
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            </dd>
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              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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                          <i>Originator: </i>Alaska Interagency Coordination Center</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Historical fire information<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular and vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://fire.ak.blm.gov/">http://fire.ak.blm.gov/</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
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                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
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                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
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                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>AICC</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Wildfire data (1992-1995, 2008-2013).</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
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                <dd>
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                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                    <dd>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Buckley, D.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Berry, J. K.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Spenser, T.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Carlton, D.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>2006</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Quantifying wildland fire risk in the South, Sanborn Map Company, Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Project Report<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.southernwildfirerisk.com/downloads_reports/Sanborn%20-%20Quantifying_Wildland_Fire_Risk_in_South.pdf">http://www.southernwildfirerisk.com/downloads_reports/Sanborn%20-%20Quantifying_Wildland_Fire_Risk_in_South.pdf</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
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                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2007</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>SWRA</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal wildfire datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1992-2007).</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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            <dd>
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                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
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                <dd>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                    <dd>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Fire occurrence data<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/weatherfirecd/fire_files.htm">http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/weatherfirecd/fire_files.htm</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1997</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>FAMWEB</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Fire occurrence data for at least part of the period of interest (1997-2013).</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Eidenshink, Jeff</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Schwind, Brian</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Brewer, Ken</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Zhu, Zhi-Liang</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Quayle, Brad</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Howard, Stephen</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>2007</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>A project for monitoring trends in burn severity<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular and vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Series_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Series_Name: </i>Fire Ecology</dt><dt><i>Issue_Identification: </i>3:3-21</dt></dl></dd></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
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                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
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                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
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                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
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                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
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                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
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                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>MTBS</dd>
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                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal wildfire datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1992-2013).</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>National Association of State Foresters</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>National Association of State Foresters wildfire data<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/">https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/</a></dt></dl>
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                  </dl>
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                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
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                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
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                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>NASF</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal wildfire datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1992-2013).</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Oregon Department of Forestry</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Historic fires<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/GIS/gisdata.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/GIS/gisdata.shtml</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2011</dt>
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                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
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                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>ORORS</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Wildfire data for the state of Oregon (1992-2011).</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Puerto Rico wildfire data, 2003-2011<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>2003</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2011</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>PRIITF</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Wildfire data for 2003-2011 obtained directly from PRIITF. The IITF received fire-episodes data from the Puerto Rico Fire Department (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico) in 2010 and in 2012. Fire episode information from the years 2008 to 2010 were received during 2010 in paper form from the PR Fire Department and the National Weather Service. The information was manually entered into an Access database using a form created specifically for the project. An Excel spreadsheet with fire episodes information from 2003 to 2011 was received in 2012 from the PR Fire Department. The data were digitally integrated into the IITF fire database in Excel.  When integrating the Excel data fire episodes were carefully compared to avoid double entries since there was an overlap of years between both datasets (i.e., from 2008 to 2010).</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Schmidt, K. M.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Menakis, J. P.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Hardy, C. C.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Hann, W. J.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Bunnell, D. L.</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>2002</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Development of coarse-scale spatial data for wildland fire and fuel management<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Series_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Series_Name: </i>General Technical Report</dt><dt><i>Issue_Identification: </i>RMRS-87</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Publication_Information: </i></dt><dd><dl><dt><i>Publication_Place: </i>Fort Collins, CO</dt><dt><i>Publisher: </i>USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station</dt></dl></dd><dt><i>Other_Citation_Details: </i></dt><dd>41 pp. + CD</dd><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/4590">http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/4590</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>CD</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>1997</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Schmidt et al. 2002</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1992-1997).</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Texas A&amp;M Forest Service</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Texas A&amp;M Forest Service wildfire data<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>2009</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>TXTXS</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Wildfire data for 2009-2013 obtained directly from TXTXS.</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>US Department of Interior</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Wildland Fire Management Information<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="https://www.nifc.blm.gov/cgi/WfmiHome.cgi">https://www.nifc.blm.gov/cgi/WfmiHome.cgi</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>WFMI</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Federal wildfire data from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and National Park Service for 1992-2013.</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>US Fire Administration</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>National Fire Incident Reporting System<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1993</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2008</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>NFIRS</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal wildfire datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1993-2008).</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>US Fish and Wildlife Service</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Fire Management Information System<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>tabular digital data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>FMIS</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Federal wildfire data from the US Fish and Wildlife Service for 1992-2013.</dd>
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            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>USDA Forest Service</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>USFS Fire Statistics System<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/">https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>tabular digital data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2013</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>FIRESTAT</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Federal wildfire data from the US Forest Service for 1992-2013, as archived in the National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database.</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>USFS Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Wildfire data compiled from the eastern United States to support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>tabular digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.forestthreats.org/">http://www.forestthreats.org/</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>electronic data</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1992</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2010</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>EFETAC</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Non-federal wildfire datasets for at least part of the period of interest (1992-2010).</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Virginia Department of Forestry</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>2003</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Virginia Wildfire Incidents, 1995 - 2001<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/datadownload.htm">http://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/datadownload.htm</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
                        </dt>
                        <dd>
                          <dl>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1995</dt>
                            <dt>
                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>1996</dt>
                          </dl>
                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>VDOF</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Fire incidents data for 1995-1996.</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
            <dt>
              <i>Source_Information:</i>
            </dt>
            <dd>
              <dl>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>
                  <dl>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>
                      <dl>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Virginia Department of Forestry</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Originator: </i>Stinnette, Nathan</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>2007</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>Virginia Fire Incidents, 2002 - 2006<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="http://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/datadownload.htm">http://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/datadownload.htm</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
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                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
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                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
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                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
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                          <i>Single_Date/Time:</i>
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                              <i>Calendar_Date: </i>2003</dt>
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                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>VDOF</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Fire incidents data for 2003.</dd>
              </dl>
            </dd>
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              <i>Source_Information:</i>
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                  <i>Source_Citation:</i>
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                      <i>Citation_Information:</i>
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                          <i>Originator: </i>Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Publication_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
                        <dt>
                          <i>Title: </i>
                        </dt>DNR - Reported Fire Occurrences<dt><i>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: </i>vector digital data</dt><dt><i>Online_Linkage: </i><a href="ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/forestry/fire_occurrence.zip">ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/forestry/fire_occurrence.zip</a></dt></dl>
                    </dd>
                  </dl>
                </dd>
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                  <i>Type_of_Source_Media: </i>online</dt>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Time_Period_of_Content:</i>
                </dt>
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                  <dl>
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                      <i>Time_Period_Information:</i>
                    </dt>
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                        <dt>
                          <i>Range_of_Dates/Times:</i>
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                              <i>Beginning_Date: </i>1997</dt>
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                              <i>Ending_Date: </i>2002</dt>
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                        </dd>
                      </dl>
                    </dd>
                    <dt>
                      <i>Source_Currentness_Reference:</i>
                    </dt>
                    <dd>ground condition</dd>
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                </dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Citation_Abbreviation:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>WIWIS</dd>
                <dt>
                  <i>Source_Contribution:</i>
                </dt>
                <dd>Fire incidents data (1997-2002).</dd>
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                  <i>Process_Description:</i>
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                <dd>ACQUIRING DATA:<br/>The wildfire records were acquired from the reporting systems of federal, state, and local fire organizations. These systems include the National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database, the Wildland Fire Management Information system, the Fire Management Information System, the National Association of State Foresters database, and the National Fire Incident Reporting System. Additional data were acquired directly or indirectly from 30 US states. See Table 1 in Short (2014), or \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf  (included in the full data product download), for a list of sources and their identifier.<br/><br/>DATA SELECTION:<br/>The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this dataset: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least a precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid).<br/><br/>DATA PROCESSING:<br/>Once identified, candidate records were extracted and transformed to conform, as best as possible, to the data standards (http://www.nwcg.gov/pmu/pmo-archive/products/standards.htm) of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The ability to conform the data to these standards was constrained by the level of adherence to those standards within the source reporting systems. <br/><br/>After standardization, the data were screened for obvious errors, and compiled into a single database. A multi-step process was then used to identify and purge redundant fire records. <br/><br/>More information regarding data-acquisition and processing is included in supporting documentation (Short, 2014).</dd>
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                  <i>Process_Date: </i>Unknown</dt>
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                <i>Geographic:</i>
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                    <i>Latitude_Resolution: </i>0</dt>
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                    <i>Longitude_Resolution: </i>0</dt>
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                    <i>Geographic_Coordinate_Units: </i>Decimal degrees</dt>
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                    <i>Horizontal_Datum_Name: </i>North American Datum of 1983</dt>
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                    <i>Ellipsoid_Name: </i>Geodetic Reference System 80</dt>
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                    <i>Semi-major_Axis: </i>6378137</dt>
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                    <i>Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: </i>298.257222</dt>
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            <i>Overview_Description:</i>
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              <dd>This data product contains a database along with a supplemental file containing source information.  The database is available in 4 different formats (ACCDB, GDB, PGD, or SQLite), which are all available as separate downloads. Below is a description of the files and their content.<br/><br/>\Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf: <br/>  Adobe Acrobat PDF/a document containing a list of the sources of wildfire data in the FPA FOD. This information is also available in Table 1 from "A Spatial Database of Wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011" (http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45689).<br/><br/><br/>\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.accdb, <br/>\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.gdb,<br/>\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.pgd,<br/>\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.sqlite:<br/>The database for this data product is available as a Microsoft Access (accdb), ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase (gdb), PostgreSQL (pgd), or SQLite (sqlite) file. All formats contain the same two entities (Fires and NWCG_UnitIDActive_20120305) and associated attributes:<br/><br/><br/>Fires: Table including wildfire data for the period of 1992-2013 compiled from US federal, state, and local reporting systems.<br/><br/>FOD_ID = Global unique identifier.<br/><br/>FPA_ID = Unique identifier that contains information necessary to track back to the original record in the source dataset.<br/><br/>SOURCE_SYSTEM_TYPE = Type of source database or system that the record was drawn from (federal, nonfederal, or interagency).<br/><br/>SOURCE_SYSTEM = Name of or other identifier for source database or system that the record was drawn from. See Table 1 in Short (2014), or \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf (included in the full data product download), for a list of sources and their identifier.<br/><br/>NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY = Active National Wildlife Coordinating Group (NWCG) Unit Identifier for the agency preparing the fire report (BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, BOR = Bureau of Reclamation, DOD = Department of Defense, DOE = Department of Energy, FS = Forest Service, FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service, INTERAGCY = Interagency Organization, NPS = National Park Service, ST/C&amp;L = State or Local Organization, and TRIBE = Tribal Organization).<br/><br/>NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID = Active NWCG Unit Identifier for the unit preparing the fire report.<br/><br/>NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME = Active NWCG Unit Name for the unit preparing the fire report.<br/><br/>SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT = Code for the agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset.<br/><br/>SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME = Name of reporting agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset.<br/> <br/>LOCAL_FIRE_REPORT_ID = Number or code that uniquely identifies an incident report for a particular reporting unit and a particular calendar year.<br/><br/>LOCAL_INCIDENT_ID = Number or code that uniquely identifies an incident for a particular local fire management organization within a particular calendar year.<br/><br/>FIRE_CODE = Code used within the interagency wildland fire community to track and compile cost information for emergency fire suppression (https://www.firecode.gov/).<br/><br/>FIRE_NAME = Name of the incident, from the fire report (primary) or ICS-209 report (secondary).<br/><br/>ICS_209_INCIDENT_NUMBER = Incident (event) identifier, from the ICS-209 report.<br/><br/>ICS_209_NAME = Name of the incident, from the ICS-209 report.<br/><br/>MTBS_ID = Incident identifier, from the MTBS perimeter dataset.<br/><br/>MTBS_FIRE_NAME = Name of the incident, from the MTBS perimeter dataset.<br/><br/>COMPLEX_NAME = Name of the complex under which the fire was ultimately managed, when discernible.<br/><br/>FIRE_YEAR = Calendar year in which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist.<br/><br/>DISCOVERY_DATE = Date on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist.<br/><br/>DISCOVERY_DOY = Day of year on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist.<br/><br/>DISCOVERY_TIME = Time of day that the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist.<br/><br/>STAT_CAUSE_CODE = Code for the (statistical) cause of the fire.<br/><br/>STAT_CAUSE_DESCR = Description of the (statistical) cause of the fire.<br/><br/>CONT_DATE = Date on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (mm/dd/yyyy where mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year).<br/><br/>CONT_DOY = Day of year on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled.<br/><br/>CONT_TIME = Time of day that the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (hhmm where hh=hour, mm=minutes).<br/><br/>FIRE_SIZE = Estimate of acres within the final perimeter of the fire.<br/><br/>FIRE_SIZE_CLASS = Code for fire size based on the number of acres within the final fire perimeter expenditures (A=greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.25 acres, B=0.26-9.9 acres, C=10.0-99.9 acres, D=100-299 acres, E=300 to 999 acres, F=1000 to 4999 acres, and G=5000+ acres).<br/><br/>LATITUDE = Latitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees).<br/><br/>LONGITUDE = Longitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees).<br/><br/>OWNER_CODE = Code for primary owner or entity responsible for managing the land at the point of origin of the fire at the time of the incident.<br/><br/>OWNER_DESCR = Name of primary owner or entity responsible for managing the land at the point of origin of the fire at the time of the incident.<br/><br/>STATE = Two-letter alphabetic code for the state in which the fire burned (or originated), based on the nominal designation in the fire report.<br/><br/>COUNTY = County, or equivalent, in which the fire burned (or originated), based on nominal designation in the fire report.<br/><br/>FIPS_CODE = Three-digit code from the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities.<br/><br/>FIPS_NAME = County name from the FIPS publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities.<br/><br/><br/>NWCG_UnitIdActive_20120305: Look-up table containing all NWCG identifiers for agency units that were active (i.e., valid) as of 5 March 2012, when the list was downloaded from https://www.nifc.blm.gov/unit_id/Publish.html and used as the source of values available to populate the following fields in the Fires table: NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY, NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID, and NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME.<br/><br/>UnitId = NWCG Unit ID.<br/><br/>GeographicArea = Two-letter code for the geographic area in which the unit is located (NA=National, IN=International, AK=Alaska, CA=California, EA=Eastern Area, GB=Great Basin, NR=Northern Rockies, NW=Northwest, RM=Rocky Mountain, SA=Southern Area, and SW=Southwest).<br/><br/>Gacc = Two-letter code for the Geographic Area Coordination Center in which the unit is located or primarily affiliated with (FC=National Interagency Coordination Center, AK=Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, NO=Northern California Area Coordination Center, SO=Southern California Coordination Center, EA=Eastern Area Coordination Center, EB=Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center, WB=Western Great Basin Coordination Center, NR=Northern Rockies Coordination Center, NW=Northwest Area Coordination Center, RM=Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, SA=Southern Area Coordination Center, and SW=Southwest Area Coordination Center).<br/><br/>WildlandRole = Role of the unit within the wildland fire community.<br/><br/>UnitType = Type of unit (e.g., federal, state, local).<br/><br/>Department = Department to which the unit belongs (DOD=Department of Defense, DOE=Department of Energy, DOL=Department of Labor, DHHS=Department of Health and Human Services, NASA=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NHS=National Homeland Security, TNC=The Nature Conservancy, Tribe=Tribe, TVA=Tennessee Valley Authority, USDA=Department of Agriculture, USDC=Department of Commerce, USDI=Department of Interior, AK=Alaska, AL=Alabama, AR=Arkansas, AZ=Arizona, CA=California, CO=Colorado, CT=Connecticut, DC=District of Columbia,  DE=Delaware, FL=Florida, GA=Georgia, HI=Hawaii, IA=Iowa, ID=Idaho, IL=Illinois, IN=Indiana, KS=Kansas, KY=Kentucky, LA=Louisiana, MA=Massachusetts, MD=Maryland,  ME=Maine, MI=Michigan, MN=Minnesota, MO=Missouri, MS=Mississippi, MT=Montana, NC=North Carolina, ND=North Dakota, NE=Nebraska, NH=New Hampshire, NJ=New Jersey,  NM=New Mexico, NV=Nevada, NY=New York, OH=Ohio, OK=Oklahoma, OR=Oregon, PA=Pennsylvania, RI=Rhode Island, SC=South Carolina, SD=South Dakota, TN=Tennessee, TX=Texas, UT=Utah, VA=Virginia, VT=Vermont, WA=Washington, WI=Wisconsin, WV=West Virginia, WY=Wyoming, AS=American Samoa, FM=Federated States of Micronesia, GU=Guam, MH=Marshall Islands, MP=Northern Mariana Islands, PR=Puerto Rico,  PW=Palau, UM=U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, VI=Virgin Islands of the U.S.).<br/><br/>Agency = Agency to which the unit belongs (BIA=Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM=Bureau of Land Management, BOR=Bureau of Reclamation, DOD=Department of Defense, DOE=Department of Energy, FAA=Federal Aviation Administration, FEMA=Federal Emergency Management Agency, FS=Forest Service, FWS=Fish &amp; Wildlife Service, NASA=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NSA=National Nuclear Security Administration, NPS=National Park Service, NWS=National Weather Service, NBC=National Business Center, TVA=Tennesse Valley Authority, USAF=United States Air Force, USA=United States Army, USACE=United States Army Corps of Engineers, USCG=United States Coast Guard, USGS=Geological Survey, USN=United States Navy, AG=Air Guard, APHIS=Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, FFC=Bureau of Forest Fire Control, DOA=Department of Agriculture, DOC=Department of Conservation, DC=Department of Corrections, DOF=Department of Forestry, DL=Department of Lands, DMA=Department of Military Affairs, DNR=Department of Natural Resources, DNRF=Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, DNRC=Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, DFE=Division of Forest Environment, DFR=Division of Forest Resources, DVF=Division of Forestry, DFF=Division of Forestry Fire &amp; State Lands, DFL=Division of Forests and Land, FFP=Forest Fire Protection, FFS=Forest Fire Service, FR=Forest Rangers, FC=Forestry Commission, HQ=Headquarters, NG=National Guard, OES=Office of Emergency Services, OF=Office of Forestry, SFS=State Forest Service, SF=State Forestry, SP=State Parks, C&amp;L=County &amp; Local, CDF=California Department of Forestry &amp; Fire Protection, JC=Job Corps).<br/><br/>Parent = Agency subgroup to which the unit belongs (A concatenation of State and Unit from this report - https://www.nifc.blm.gov/unit_id/publish/UnitIdReport.rtf).<br/><br/>Country = Country in which the unit is located (e.g. US = United States).<br/><br/>State = Two-letter code for the state in which the unit is located (or primarily affiliated).<br/><br/>Code = Unit code (follows state code to create UnitId).<br/><br/>Name = Unit name.</dd>
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                <i>Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:</i>
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              <dd>Short, K. C. 2014. A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011. Earth System Science Data. 6: 1-27. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/45689</dd>
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        <i>Distribution_Information:</i>
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            <i>Distributor:</i>
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                <i>Contact_Information:</i>
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                    <i>Contact_Organization_Primary:</i>
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                        <i>Contact_Organization: </i>USDA Forest Service, Research and Development</dt>
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                    <i>Contact_Position: </i>Research Data Archivist</dt>
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                    <i>Contact_Address:</i>
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                        <i>Address_Type: </i>mailing and physical</dt>
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                        <i>Address: </i>240 West Prospect Road</dt>
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                        <i>City: </i>Fort Collins</dt>
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                        <i>State_or_Province: </i>CO</dt>
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                        <i>Postal_Code: </i>80526</dt>
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                        <i>Country: </i>USA</dt>
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                    <i>Contact_Voice_Telephone: </i>see Contact Instructions</dt>
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                    <i>Contact Instructions: </i>This contact information was current as of April 2015. For current information see Contact Us page on: http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS.</dt>
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            <i>Resource_Description: </i>RDS-2013-0009.3</dt>
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          <dd>Metadata documents have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness. Unless otherwise stated, all data and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. However, neither the author, the Archive, nor any part of the federal government can assure the reliability or suitability of these data for a particular purpose. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed for a user's application of these data or related materials.<br/><br/>The metadata, data, or related materials may be updated without notification. If a user believes errors are present in the metadata, data or related materials, please use the information in (1) Identification Information: Point of Contact, (2) Metadata Reference: Metadata Contact, or (3) Distribution Information: Distributor to notify the author or the Archive of the issues.</dd>
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                    <i>Digital_Transfer_Information:</i>
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                        <i>Format_Name: </i>ACCDB</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Version_Number: </i>see Format Specification</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Specification:</i>
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                      <dd>Microsoft Access database</dd>
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                        <i>File_Decompression_Technique: </i>Files zipped with Winzip 14.0</dt>
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                    <i>Digital_Transfer_Information:</i>
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                        <i>Format_Name: </i>GDB</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Version_Number: </i>see Format Specification</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Specification:</i>
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                      <dd>ESRI ArcGIS Geodatabase</dd>
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                        <i>File_Decompression_Technique: </i>Files zipped with Winzip 14.0</dt>
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                        <i>Online_Option:</i>
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                            <i>Computer_Contact_Information:</i>
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                                <i>Network_Address:</i>
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                                    <i>Network_Resource_Name:</i>
                                    <a TARGET="viewer" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive">http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive</a>
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                    <i>Digital_Transfer_Information:</i>
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                        <i>Format_Name: </i>PGD</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Version_Number: </i>see Format Specification</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Specification:</i>
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                      <dd>PostgreSQL open source database</dd>
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                        <i>File_Decompression_Technique: </i>Files zipped with Winzip 14.0</dt>
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                                    <i>Network_Resource_Name:</i>
                                    <a TARGET="viewer" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive">http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive</a>
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                    <i>Digital_Transfer_Information:</i>
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                        <i>Format_Name: </i>SQLite</dt>
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                        <i>Format_Version_Number: </i>see Format Specification</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Format_Specification:</i>
                      </dt>
                      <dd>SQLite open source database</dd>
                      <dt>
                        <i>File_Decompression_Technique: </i>Files zipped with Winzip 14.0</dt>
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                    <i>Digital_Transfer_Option:</i>
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                      <dt>
                        <i>Online_Option:</i>
                      </dt>
                      <dd>
                        <dl>
                          <dt>
                            <i>Computer_Contact_Information:</i>
                          </dt>
                          <dd>
                            <dl>
                              <dt>
                                <i>Network_Address:</i>
                              </dt>
                              <dd>
                                <dl>
                                  <dt>
                                    <i>Network_Resource_Name:</i>
                                    <a TARGET="viewer" href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive">http://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive</a>
                                  </dt>
                                </dl>
                              </dd>
                            </dl>
                          </dd>
                        </dl>
                      </dd>
                    </dl>
                  </dd>
                </dl>
              </dd>
              <dt>
                <i>Fees: </i>None</dt>
            </dl>
          </dd>
        </dl>
      </dd>
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      <dt>
        <i>Metadata_Reference_Information:</i>
      </dt>
      <dd>
        <dl>
          <dt>
            <i>Metadata_Date: </i>20150421</dt>
          <dt>
            <i>Metadata_Contact:</i>
          </dt>
          <dd>
            <dl>
              <dt>
                <i>Contact_Information:</i>
              </dt>
              <dd>
                <dl>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Contact_Organization_Primary:</i>
                  </dt>
                  <dd>
                    <dl>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Contact_Organization: </i>USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Contact_Person: </i>Karen C. Short</dt>
                    </dl>
                  </dd>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Contact_Address:</i>
                  </dt>
                  <dd>
                    <dl>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Address_Type: </i>mailing and physical</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Address: </i>Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Address: </i>5775 US Hwy 10 W</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>City: </i>Missoula</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>State_or_Province: </i>MT</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Postal_Code: </i>59808</dt>
                      <dt>
                        <i>Country: </i>USA</dt>
                    </dl>
                  </dd>
                  <dt>
                    <i>Contact_Voice_Telephone: </i>406-329-4800</dt>
                </dl>
              </dd>
            </dl>
          </dd>
          <dt>
            <i>Metadata_Standard_Name: </i>FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</dt>
          <dt>
            <i>Metadata_Standard_Version: </i>FGDC-STD-001.1-1999</dt>
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